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25th anniversary: An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity...
Wed, February 17, 2021
6 yr ago
In 1996, An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) occurred in the New Guinea Trench, which generated a tsunami that killed 108 people.
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